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Mavericks vs. Nuggets Recap: 3 thoughts from Dallas’ thrilling 131-130 win over Denver
The Dallas Mavericks (12-18) won a thriller against the Denver Nuggets (21-8) on Tuesday, 131-130, at American Airlines Center. The Mavs were led by Cooper Flagg’s 33 points, nine assists and nine rebounds. Anthony Davis also helped Flagg with 31 of his own points to go along with nine rebounds and four assists. Naji dropped […]
Mavericks vs Nuggets Preview and Injury Update: Denver visits Dallas
The Dallas Mavericks (11-19) host the Denver Nuggets (21-7) on Tuesday night. The game is nationally televised on NBC/Peacock and is the first of many consecutive nationally televised games in a row. Dallas lost last night in kind of embarrassing fashion to the New Orleans Pelicans. The Nuggets also played last night and beat the […]
MMBets Game of the Week: Playing ball with the Joker
Welcome back to MMBets, a series where apparently we’re going to find out how much hypothetical cash Tyler can burn through during an 82-game NBA season. Today’s clash between the Denver Nuggets and the Dallas Mavericks will be the the next installment in our Game of the Week series. Before we get into the handicap, […]
Three things to be aware of when the Mavericks host the Denver Nuggets
Fresh off of a 119-113 loss in New Orleans to the Pelicans, the Dallas Mavericks (11-19) return home to face off against one of the best teams in the Western Conference, the Denver Nuggets (21-7). Both Dallas and Denver, who defeated Utah 135-112 Monday night in Denver, will be playing on the second night of […]
Player Grades – Recapping the Mavericks vs. the Pelicans
The Dallas Mavericks were on the first night of a back-to-back, facing the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday. Dallas was unable to stop the streaking Pelicans, losing 119-113. Let’s get to the grades! Ryan Nembhard: D 4 PTS / 4 REB / 8 AST / 1 STL / 0 BLK – 25 MIN Best we […]
Grading the Mavericks: second half runs were Dallas’ Achilles heal
The Mavericks were 1-2 this past week and fell to 11th place in the West. They beat Detroit (116-114) at home in overtime, then hit the road and lost to Philadelphia (121-114) and New Orleans (119-113). Anthony Davis led the team in scoring this past week with 24.7 points per game. Davis (calf/illness) returned to […]
Stats Recap: 3 Numbers from Mavs head scratching 119-113 loss aganist the Pelicans
The Mavericks lost one of the more frustrating games of their extremely young, already disappointing season, falling 119-113 to the Pelicans in New Orleans on Monday night. Anthony Davis led the way for the Mavericks tonight, posting a monster 35-point, 17-rebound double-double. Klay Thompson added 20 points, Cooper Flagg had a quiet 16 points, six […]
Mavericks vs. Pelicans Final Score: Dallas loses to New Orleans, 119-113
The Dallas Mavericks lost to the New Orleans Pelicans 119-113 Monday night in New Orleans, the second-straight loss for the Mavericks after falling to Philadelphia on Saturday. It was also a second-straight clutch loss for Dallas, as the Mavericks once again couldn’t find any answers during the high-leverage possessions during the fourth quarter. Anthony Davis […]
Mavericks vs Pelicans Preview and Injury Update: Visting the Big Easy
The Dallas Mavericks (11-18) are in Lousiana Monday night to play the New Orleans Pelicans (7-22). Dallas is coming off a close loss to the Philadelphia 76ers where they lost the lead in the fourth quarter. New Orleans is riding a four-game hot streak where they’ve now won the majority of the games they’ve won […]
MMBets: Can the Mavs slow the Pelicans’ momentum?
The Mavericks have won five of their eight December games, but they’re coming off a narrow loss in Philadelphia where Tyrese Maxey’s fourth-quarter burst proved too much to overcome. Despite a strong performance from their frontcourt — Cooper Flagg and Anthony Davis each scored 24 — Dallas fell 121–114 after surrendering 20 offensive rebounds and […]
3 things to watch as the Mavericks visit the Pelicans
The Dallas Mavericks (11-18) will travel to New Orleans Monday to face the Pelicans (7-22) with a 7:30pm tipoff at the Smoothie King Center. The two clubs enter this game rejuvenated by recent success, with the Pelicans riding a four-game win streak after stuffing the Pacers into a locker Saturday 128-109, and the Mavericks having […]
Player Grades: Recapping Mavericks vs. 76ers
The Dallas Mavericks made a trip east to face the 76ers on Saturday night. Coming off a gutsy overtime win against the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night, Dallas was unable to continue their winning ways as they were dealt a 121-114 loss. Let’s get to the grades! Ryan Nembhard: C+ 7 PTS / 0 REB […]
Stats Rundown: 7 numbers to know from the Mavericks’ 121-114 loss at the Philadelphia 76ers
The Dallas Mavericks (11-18) fell apart in the fourth quarter against the Philadelphia 76ers (16-11) on Saturday, 121-114, at XFinity Mobile Arena. The Mavericks scored just 17 points in the fourth quarter, when they shot 7-of-23 (30.4%) from the field after taking a six-point lead into the final frame. The backcourt combo of Tyrese Maxey […]
Mavericks vs 76ers Final Score: Dallas falls in Philadelphia, 121-114
The Dallas Mavericks (11-18) fell to the Philadelphia 76ers (16-11) on Saturday night, 121-114. Tyrese Maxey went off for 38 points as the Sixers hammered Dallas in the final quarter. Cooper Flagg and Anthony Davis each scored 24 in defeat for the Mavericks. The two teams opened the game in back-and-forth fashion, with the Sixers […]
Mavericks vs 76ers Preview and Injury Update: Back out on the road
The Dallas Mavericks (11-17) swing through the northeast for a one-game stop, this time against the Philadelphia 76ers (15-11). Dallas is coming off an awesome overtime win against the Detroit Pistons on Thursday. The Sixers, winners of four of their last five, played and beat the Knicks on Friday night. Here’s the main things you […]
MMBets: Will the climb towards .500 continue in Philly?
The Dallas Mavericks (11–17, 3–7 Away) are coming off a gritty 116–114 overtime win in Detroit — a game that may have been too close for comfort, but still marked another notch in their December climb. Now they head to Philadelphia to face the 76ers (15–11, 8–7 Home), who remain uncertain on the status of […]
3 things as Dallas travels to Philadephia
The Dallas Mavericks have the look of a team that has started to figure some things out. Flagg has improved game to game, Nembhard has emerged as a starting-capable point guard, and the front court has some of its depth back with Anthony Davis returning and Daniel Gafford not having to shoulder the entire weight […]
Stats Recap: 4 Numbers from Mavs electifying 116-114 win over Pistons
The Mavericks won their most impressive game of the season tonight against the Detroit Pistons, who were coming into the game leading the Eastern Conference standings with five losses. They also had the second-best record in the entire league before playing Dallas. Dallas defeated Detroit 116–114 in overtime. Cade Cunningham’s 29 points kept Detroit close […]
Player Grades: Recapping Mavericks’ 116-114 win over Pistons
The Dallas Mavericks scratched and clawed their way to a 116-114 overtime victory over the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night at American Airlines Center to pick up their sixth win in eight games. Dallas now sits at 11-17, having won six of its last eight games. Let’s get to the grades! Anthony Davis: C+ 15 […]
Mavericks vs. Pistons Recap: 4 thoughts as Dallas guts out a 116-114 overtime win over Detroit
The Dallas Mavericks (11-17) survived a basketball game played by prison rules on Thursday night, escaping with a 116-114 overtime win over the Detroit Pistons (21-6) at American Airlines Center. The Mavericks blocked 14 shots in the win, the most in a game for Dallas since 2013, and the Mavs knuckled up in the game’s […]
Mavericks vs Pistons Preview and Injury Update: Hosting the best team in the East
The Dallas Mavericks (10-17) host the Detroit Pistons (21-5) in one of their final home games in 2025. Dallas is coming off a tough road overtime loss to the Utah Jazz. The Pistons are riding a four-game win streak, with their most recent win coming against the Boston Celtics. Here’s the main things you need […]
MMBets Game of the Week: Dallas looks to upset the East’s finest
The Mavericks face the Pistons Thursday night for the second time this season, but the first time on U.S. soil. The home game for the Mavericks will be their third in the last four games, where they have won the other two. The Pistons have the best record in the East coming in, while the […]
The Dallas Mavericks and the illusion of optionality
1,192 wins – if you had told me as a kid in the ‘90s that the Dallas Mavericks would stand second in regular-season wins from 2000 to 2025…I would not have believed it possible. The first embedded video in this post, on its face, feels like a celebration. It shows 1,192 regular-season wins across the […]
The dark side of tanking
“Don’t talk to me about tanking”, Michael Carter-Williams wrote in The Players Tribune back in 2014. Drafted with the 11th pick in 2013 by the Philadelphia 76ers, he went on to become Rookie of the Year in 2014. But the rebuild of that franchise in 2013-14, labeled “The Process”, which was basically getting rid of […]
Four things you should know before the Mavericks host the Pistons
With the NBA Cup out of the way, we are now back to our regularly scheduled programming of Dallas Mavericks basketball. The Mavericks (10-17) managed a split of their freshly assigned NBA Cup games, beating the Brooklyn Nets by eight before falling to the Utah Jazz on Monday by a 140-133 final. Awaiting the Mavericks […]
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